New Pioneer Sc-27 Elite

speakergeek
speakergeek Posts: 555
edited January 2010 in Electronics
Hey guys,

I just acquired a new SC-27 Elite, and this thing is blowing my mind.:) It's beautiful, and it is absolutely loaded. I have always been impressed with the Pioneer Elite line-up.

Here's a few shots:



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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,164
    edited December 2009
    Looks great!!!

    I have the SC-07 i love it.

    Congrats.


    Edit: I like the fact you have a little RT going on as well.
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  • cnh
    cnh Posts: 13,284
    edited December 2009
    And...another bites the 'ICE'!

    Great purchase...Nice pics--what a pretty Monster! Enjoy.

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  • mantis
    mantis Posts: 17,163
    edited December 2009
    Awesome receiver. I think you need another stacked sub though, I don't think you have enough sub bass power LOL.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited December 2009
    Congrats!-Love those subs:)
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    Thanks very much for the compliments gentlemen.

    I went from a VSX-1015 to the 27, and have really been surprised at what the 27 can do. I'm running my surrounds off of the ICE amps and the front's with the XPA-5. Sounds sweet. I''ve nary touched the tip of the iceberg yet with the features this thing has to offer.

    The MCACC set up was quite cool to observe, and I like the sound of my system afterwards. It did bump my subs up about 4-5 dB hot, as confirmed after running Avia II, but after adjusting the sub level down manually, the sound is superb. Much better than with the 1015. The X-curve feature of the SC-27 is nice.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,164
    edited December 2009
    Try running the fronts off the Pioneer as well I think you will be quite surprised. Even to the point of wondering if you even need the XPA-5.

    Try it and tell us your findings.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Looks great!!!

    I have the SC-07 i love it.

    Congrats.


    Edit: I like the fact you have a little RT going on as well.

    Honestly, those RT7s sound great after 11 years, and they are really hanging in there, and blend quite well with the PB13s. I haven'theard anything yet to make me want to part with them. I have been surprised at how rugged the RT7s have been over the years. They've had many different receivers etc. thrown at them and they've always performed admirably. They are taking the juice from the XPA-5 very, very well.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Try running the fronts off the Pioneer as well I think you will be quite surprised. Even to the point of wondering if you even need the XPA-5.

    Try it and tell us your findings.

    I just might, the specs on the ICE amps seem pretty impressive. I do like the sound of the XPA-5 with the RTs.
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,164
    edited December 2009
    LOL i was talking about room treatments. Is the center channel an Emotiva?
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,164
    edited December 2009
    speakergeek wrote: »
    I just might, the specs on the ICE amps seem pretty impressive. I do like the sound of the XPA-5 with the RTs.


    The SC-07 will power my RTiA9's very well.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    LOL i was talking about room treatments. Is the center channel an Emotiva?

    Yep. An ERM 6.2. It sounds great, and blends well with the RTs, the tweets seem pretty close timbre wise, and the ERM has a +/- 2 dB attenuation switch to help tweak. The RTs and ERM have the same sensitiviy (89 dB/w/m).
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  • Toolfan66
    Toolfan66 Posts: 17,164
    edited December 2009
    speakergeek wrote: »
    Yep. An ERM 6.2. It sounds great, and blends well with the RTs, the tweets seem pretty close timbre wise, and the ERM has a +/- 2 dB attenuation switch to help tweak. The RTs and ERM have the same sensitiviy (89 dB/w/m).

    Have you had your ears on there towers? curious to how they sound.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    Have you had your ears on there towers? curious to how they sound.

    I haven't heard the ERT8.3s, but they seem to be quite good sounding based on what I've read. The ERM/Ts are all sealed 4ohm speakers as well.
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2009
    TOOLFORLIFEFAN wrote: »
    The SC-07 will power my RTiA9's very well.

    +1 currently running my sc-07 with my A9's.

    Nice setup!
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  • cfrizz
    cfrizz Posts: 13,415
    edited December 2009
    Very nice setup. Enjoy.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    cfrizz wrote: »
    Very nice setup. Enjoy.

    Hi cfrizz, Thanks very much. I'm on information overload learning all of the new features, but it's all good.
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    danz1906 wrote: »
    Congrats!-Love those subs:)

    Thks danz1906! How are you liking the PB13? Any plans to get a second one?:)
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  • Sherardp
    Sherardp Posts: 8,038
    edited December 2009
    Congrats on the SC-27. Running the SC-07 here as some other guys are. Tons of features on that beast. Run MCACC and go from there. Any questions post up.


    Edit: And indeed a nice setup. Like that Bonzai tree.
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    That's too much subwoofer for the room but otherwise it looks pretty nice.
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited December 2009
    speakergeek wrote: »
    Thks danz1906! How are you liking the PB13? Any plans to get a second one?:)

    Maybe:D....The one Ultra-13 is doing an AWESOME job so far!
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    dorokusai wrote: »
    That's too much subwoofer for the room but otherwise it looks pretty nice.

    I admit it is a bit excessive....the SPL can be insane at times.:D
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  • dorokusai
    dorokusai Posts: 25,577
    edited December 2009
    I have the same problem....yet I don't think I'll change a thing ;)
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  • leroyjr1
    leroyjr1 Posts: 8,785
    edited December 2009
    Do you run the fireplace with the speaker so close ?

    All you need now is the elite 09 blu Ray player, it's only $1500.:eek:

    Did you notice any increase in PQ?
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    leroyjr1 wrote: »
    Do you run the fireplace with the speaker so close ?

    All you need now is the elite 09 blu Ray player, it's only $1500.:eek:

    Did you notice any increase in PQ?

    No, I have an acoustic panel that I made covering the fireplace. PQ seems about the same as before (still very good:)).
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  • danz1906
    danz1906 Posts: 5,144
    edited December 2009
    speakergeek wrote: »
    I admit it is a bit excessive....the SPL can be insane at times.:D

    Have you watched CloverField on Blu-Ray with the Dual Subs???
    Linn AV5140 fronts
    Linn AV5120 Center
    Linn AV5140 Rears
    M&K MX-70 Sub for Music
    Odyssey Mono-Blocs
    SVS Ultra-13 Gloss Black:D
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  • sk1939
    sk1939 Posts: 295
    edited December 2009
    danz1906 wrote: »
    Have you watched CloverField on Blu-Ray with the Dual Subs???

    Why does the thought of that scare me...
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  • megasat16
    megasat16 Posts: 3,521
    edited December 2009
    Cool! SC-27 set on a chest! I like the 1st picture!

    And why do you need to stack two PB13U? Space limitation?
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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    megasat16 wrote: »
    Cool! SC-27 set on a chest! I like the 1st picture!

    And why do you need to stack two PB13U? Space limitation?

    Yes, space is an issue, but it sounds super there.

    Getting a pretty good FR with it there, altough I haven't measured since adding the SC-27. Should be pretty close to this though in 15 Hz tune.

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  • speakergeek
    speakergeek Posts: 555
    edited December 2009
    danz1906 wrote: »
    Have you watched CloverField on Blu-Ray with the Dual Subs???

    No I haven't heard the BD (but I own the SD-DVD). I'll have to check it out and let you know.
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  • cstmar01
    cstmar01 Posts: 4,424
    edited December 2009
    very very nice, I've been looking to get something similar myself. How is the step up btw? Does it take awhile to get things dialed in do you feel or is it pretty easy to just set and forget?
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